The experts say that this is a new species of small wild cat living in the Asco Valley, Corsica but the animal behaves like a domestic cat (if not tranquillised) and looks like a hybridised European wildcat.
Continue reading →This cat more closely resembles a mustelid (weasel family) or an otter than cat, it is said. This is because of its long, flattened head, short legs, low-set small, rounded ears and short tail. Despite looking a bit weasel-like the … Continue reading →
I must start this article on the Rusty-spotted Cat by touching on the subject of conservation, the most pressing of issues for all the wildcats. In 2002 the Cat Survival Trust website, which was last updated in June 2002, says … Continue reading →
The origin of the scientific name of the sand cat is interesting. This cat species was discovered by Capt.Victor Loche in 1856 in eastern Algeria on a French expedition lead by General Margueritte. He named the cat Felis margarita after … Continue reading →
